AQUITANIA

AQUITANIA on trials
A couple of shots of her; this first one on trials on the Clyde.

Fonte: celeste

RMS Aquitania Owner: Cunard Line Port of Registry: United Kingdom Builder: John Brown and Company yards in Clydebank, Scotland Laid down: December 1910 Launched: 21 April 1913 Christened: 21 April 1913 by the Countess of Derby Maiden voyage: 30 May 1914 Fate: Scrapped at Faslane, Scotland in 1950. General characteristics Class and type: Ocean liner Tonnage: 45,647 gross Length: 901 feet (275.2 m) Beam: 97 feet (29.6 m) Draft: 36 feet Installed power: Geared steam turbines 59,000 shp Propulsion: Four shafts Four propellers Speed: 23 knots service speed 24 knots maximum Capacity: 1914 618 1st class passengers 614 2nd class passengers 1,998 3rd class passengers 1926 610 1st class passengers 950 2nd class passengers 640 tourist class passengers Crew: 972